It holds the telecom license, but the mobile component is managed by Orange Jordan.
After the foundation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephony was established which further developed the country's Telecommunications Services.
In 1971, a new government-controlled body, the Telecommunications Corporation (T.C.C) was set up to take over the day-to-day running of the communications services such as telephone, telegraph and telex.
Also a satellite earth station at Baqa'a was in operation using Intelsat facilities.
From 1973 to 1985, Jordan Telecom's network underwent significant expansion as part of a government investment program.